Good morning, VVers. Ugh, your kittypie has been/still is soooooooo sick. Didn't really feel well all last week, had super swollen legs, but one leg had a huge, angry red "mass", exquisitely painful and tender to the touch. (kitty jr doesn't understand, so I bite my tongue when he rubs up against my leg.
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I went to doctor Thursday with fever and my stupid deformed looking legs with the giant red spot...he said it looks like cellulitis, but sent me for an ultrasound to rule out DVT (which was negative) and prescribed Keflex, the standard treatment for cellulitis. Thursday afternoon I started getting sick with the "crud" - flu-like symptoms which Dr. Google said can come with the cellulitis territory, especially if one has diabetes.
I have been so sick! My legs have improved but I still have a less-angry-but-still-large pink mass on my leg, still super painful. Hopefully it will disappear by my follow-up appt on Friday. It's the "crud" coming out of my head and chest, and fever holding me back now...if I'm not appreciably better by tomorrow, I'll ask doc for a super-duper shot of antibiotics.
So, I've missed you all! What do you think of my sob story? Cool, huh? If you would like more graphic details, I shall provide photos for your amusement.